also sprach Peter Cordes <peter@llama.nslug.ns.ca> [2002.10.08.2008 +0200]:
> It uses the telnet protocol, not just a raw TCP connection, so netcat is
> inadequate.
netcat can negotiate telnet connections with the -t option. unless you
are using very ancient terminal types, netcat is a complete substitute
for telnet.
> It would be nice if you could use SSH for it, but you can't.
> I don't think they have the CPU power to handle SSH. (One of the
> library admins is on the local LUG mailing list, so I don't think
> incompetence is a problem :)
being on a LUG mailing list doesn't mean anything. in fact, in most
cases it's quite the opposite...
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